Mo. Valley teams look to close gap with Wichita St.

College Basketball

Wichita State forward Chadrack Lufile pulls down a defensive rebound between Indiana State guard Dawon Cummings, left, and Jake Kitchell during the Missouri Valley Conference tournament championship game on March 9 in St. Louis.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Wichita State kept the Missouri Valley Conference in the spotlight last season with a 35-0 start, the best ever in Division I.The Shockers did so at the expense of nine league rivals who didn’t even come close to an NCAA tournament bid.Wichita State went 21-0 against league opponents in 2013-14 and 18 of those victories were by at least 10 points. Though Wichita State gave the Valley a boost by earning a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, the constant discussion over its weak schedule sullied the Valley’s reputation.This offseason, everyone ...

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